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Branch : Common Admission Test (CAT)

Subject : Quantitative Aptitude
DPP - 4
Topic : Time Speed Distance (Boats & Train)

Q1. A boat travel upstream at 5 kmph. If the speed of movements separately. If the distance travelled in
stream is 3 kpmh and boat cover 80 km. Find the one forward movement is 40 km. Then n is =
time taken. (a) 5 (b) 4
(a) 40 hours (b) 10 hours (c) 3 (d) None of these
(c) 38 hours (d) 42 hours
Q8. If a train passes Howrah bridge, thrice of train
Q2. A yacht travelled 27 km upstream in 9 hours. If the length in 100 sec and the length of train is 600 m.
speed of stream is 3 kmph and yacht travel Then the speed of train is
downstream at the same speed in 3 hours, then the (a) 22 m/s (b) 28 m/s
distance travelled downstream is (c) 20 m/s (d) 24 m/s
(a) 25 km (b) 20 km
(c) 27 km (d) None of these Q9. Boy crosses a bridge at 18 kmph in 2 hours.
Assuming the length of bicycle is negligible, length
Q3. Sampark kranti crosses the 1000 m long Kharagpur of bridge is
railway station in 50 sec. If the same train crosses a (a) 22 km (b) 30 km
man at same speed in 50/3 sec, then the length of (c) 36 km (d) 32 km
train is
(a) 400 m (b) 420 m Q10. Naveen rows a boat to cover equal distance in
(c) 520 m (d) 500 m upstream as well as downstream. If the total time
taken is 48 hours and speed of boat, stream
Q4. The product of - ratio of travelled distance d to respectively is 3 kmph, 2 kmph then the total
speed of boat upstream and the ratio of speed of distance covered is
boat against the stream to travelled distance d is (a) 80 km (b) 50 km
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 40 km (d) 70 km
(c) Infinity (d) Can’t be determined
Q11. A train crosses a railway station 300 m long in 10
Q5. A man rows a boat upstream at the relative speed of min and crosses a halt 100 m long in 15 min. Find
16 kmph and downstream at the relative speed of the length of train
20 kmph. Find the speed of man’s boat and stream (a) 400 m (b) 300 m
flow respectively. (c) 500 m (d) None of these
(a) 16 kmph, 4 kmph (b) 18 kmph, 2 kmph
(c) 15 kmph, 5 kmph (d) 19 kmph, 1 kpmh Q12. Student takes half an hour to reach school and
return home by boat. The distance between school
Q6. A man can swim 10 km upstream in 2 hours if and home is 15 km and the speed of boat is twice of
stream flow at 2 kpmh. Find the time taken by man speed of stream. Find the speed of boat
to cover 42 km at same speed if the stream flow is (a) 62 kmph (b) 60 kmph
negligible (c) 82 kmph (d) 80 kmph
(a) 360 min (b) 300 min
(c) 320 min (d) 380 min Q13. A sailor row a boat in still water at 10 kmph. In
upstream sailor takes twice of time to cover the
Q7. Faizal driving a bike forward and backward at 10 distance d as compared to cover the same distance
kmph takes 12 hours to complete n number of in downstream. Find the speed of stream
equally distanced forward and backward
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2 4 (c) 3 hours (d) 5 hours

(a) 3 kmph (b) 3 kmph
3 3
5 1 Q15. A train going in the direction of wind from
(c) 3 kmph (d) 3 kmph Hemanopur to Shillong takes 3 hours to reach
3 3
Shillong wheres going from Shillong to
Q14. Point Y is equidistant from X and Z and also in- Hemanopur takes 7 hours to reach Hemanopur at
between both. A boat takes 11/2 hours in travelling the same speed. Find the distance between
from X to Y and back, it also takes 5 hours to travel Hemanopur and Shillong and speed of wind if the
from X to Z. Find the time taken by boat to travel train speed is 50 kmph.
from Z to X (Assume speed of boat is same in any (a) 215 km, 25 kpmh (b) 210 km, 20 kmph
case) (c) 220, 15 kmph (d) Can’t be determined
(a) 6 hours (b) 4 hours
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Answer Key
Q1. (a) Q9. (c)
Q2. (c) Q10. (a)
Q3. (d) Q11. (b)
Q4. (b) Q12. (d)
Q5. (b) Q13. (d)
Q6. (a) Q14. (a)
Q7. (c) Q15. (b)
Q8. (d)
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Hints & Solutions

Q1. Solution (a) Adding eq. 1 and eq. 2, 2x = 36
Distance travelled by boat upstream = 80 km or x = 18
Speed of stream = 3 kmph That means, speed of boat = 18 kmph and speed of
Distance traveled 80 stream = 2 kmph
Time taken by boat = =
Relative speed (5 – 3)
hours = 40 hrs Q6. Solution (a)
Let the speed of man be x kmph
10
Q2. Solution (c) Then, =2
Let the speed of yacht be x kmph x–2
27 Distance travelled
Then,in upstream =9 (Note- Time taken = )
x –3 Relative speed of man
or x = 6 kmph or x = 7 kmph
d(say) 42
Now, in downstream =3 Then, time taken to cover 42 km = = 6 hours
(6 + 3) 7
Distance travelled = 360 min
(Note- Time taken =
Relative speed
Q7. Solution (c)
d = 27 km
Speed of Faizal = 10 kmph
Total time taken = 12 hours
Q3. Solution (d)
n  40
Suppose the length of train is x m So, = 10
12
(1000 + x)
Then = 50 or n = 3
Speed of train (say z)
or 50z = 1000 + x…. eq(1) Q8. Solution (d)
x 50 We have, length of train = 600 m
Again, =
z 3 and length of bridge = 3 × 3600 m = 1800 m
or 3x = 50z…..eq.(2) (600 + 1800)
Equating eq. 1 and 2,we get Speed of train = = 24 m/s
100
x = 500 m
Therefore,the length of train = 500 m Q9. Solution (c)
Because the length of bicycle is negligible
Q4. Solution (b) So we directly apply the Time,Speed and Distance
Distance travelled formula
Given, ratio 1 =
Boat speed upstream i.e bridge length = (18 × 2)km = 36 km
Boat speed upstream
and ratio 2 = Q10. Solution (a)
Distance travelled
Let the distance covered in each of upstream and
Multiply ratio 1 and 2, we get 1
downstream is x km
x x
Q5. Solution (b) Then, + = 48
Let the speed of boat in still water be x kmph and 3+ 2 3– 2
speed of stream be y kmph On solving,we get x = 40 km
Then, in upstream relative speed = 16 kpmh or Therefore,total distance = (2 × 40) km = 80 km
x – y = 16….eq. 1
and in downstream relative speed = 20 kmph or Q11. Solution (b)
x + y = 20….eq. 2 Let the length of train = y m
Speed is same in both the case
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100 + x 300 + x 2d
Therefore, = and =5
10 15 x+y
or x = 300 m d 5
or = ….eq. 2
x+y 2
Q12. Solution (d)
Inserting eq. 2 in 1 we get,
If speed of stream = x kmph
d 11 5
Then, speed of boat = 2x kmph = –
According to question, x–y 2 2
15 15 1 d
+ = or =3
2x – x 2x + x 2 x–y
or x = 40 kmph Time taken to travel from Z to X is
So speed of boat = (2 × 40) kmph = 80 kmph d
2× =6
x–y
Q13. Solution (d)
or 6 hours
Boat speed in still water = 10 kmph
and distance covered in each of
Q15. Solution (b)
upstream/downstream = d
Let the distance between Hemanopur and Shillong
Let the speed of stream = x kmph
is d km
d d
Then, 2 = Speed of train = 50 kmph and speed of wind = z
10 + x 10 – x kmph(say)
1 Then,in the direction of wind ,time taken = 3 hours
or x = 3 kmph
3 d
or = 3 …eq. 1
50 + z
Q14. Solution (a) Against the direction of wind ,time taken = 7 hours
Let the distance between X and Y or Y and Z is d d
km or = 7….eq. 2
50 – z
Also assume speed of boat is x kmph and speed of
On solving eq. 1 and 2 , we get z = 20 kmph
stream is y kmph
Putting z in eq. 1,we get d = 210 km
d d 11
Given, + = …..eq. 1 Therefore the distance between Hemanopur and
x+y x–y 2 Shillong and speed of wind respectively is 210 km
and 20 kmph

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